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    • William Inman Prize

    The William Inman Prize was set up with a bequest from Dr William S. Inman, who died in 1968.

    Dr Inman was an ophthalmic surgeon and psychoanalyst and in memory of his work the prize was established to recognise "the best original work on psychosomatic ophthalmology in The British Journal of Medical Psychology (now Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice) or other medical journal approved by the Society".

    The definition of eligible work was later extended to include "any contribution to the effects of psychological factors upon physical conditions" but that "preference will be given to psychodynamic or psychotherapeutic factors and to conditions of the eye".

    The Research Board makes the award on a five-yearly basis and now welcomes nominations of appropriate published work for the 2025 round. 

    Deadlines

    • Nominations open on 12 May 2025 at 9.00am
    • Nominations close on 31 August 2025 at 11.59pm 

    Funding

    In keeping with the original bequest, the recipient of the prize will receive £2500 to contribute towards the costs of books and/or equipment used in psychological research.

    Nomination criteria

    (Subject to change)

    • The subject of the published article should be the effects of psychological factors on physical conditions.
    • Preference will be given to psychodynamic or psychotherapeutic factors and to conditions of the eye.
    • The submitted work should have been published within the last five years (between 2020 and 2025).         
    • A nomination statement (of around 500 words) detailing why the article is worthy of the award must be submitted, together with a copy of the article.

    Assessment Criteria

    Nominations will be assessed according to:

    • Rigour, originality and significance of the submitted research.
    • Preference will be shown for psychodynamic or psychotherapeutic factors and to conditions of the eye.

    Conflicts of interest

    Nominators must declare all personal and professional conflicts of interest e.g. if nominating a spouse/partner or other relation.

    A conflict of interest will not prevent acceptance of the nomination but will be borne in mind by the awarding panel when considering the award.

    If we become aware of an undeclared conflict of interest, we regret that we will have to withdraw the nomination.

    How to nominate

    Nominations must be made online. 

    • A link to the nomination form will be available from 12 May 2025 at 9.00am

    Please contact [email protected] with any queries.